The Resource Fallout : conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb, Peter Watson
Fallout : conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb, Peter Watson
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- Summary
- "The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different. [This book] dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the Allied bomb was operational, it was clear that Germany had no atomic weapons of its own and was not likely to. The British knew this, but didn't share their knowledge with the Americans, who in turn deceived the British about the extent to which the Soviets had penetrated their plans to build and deploy the bomb. The dark secret was that the bomb was dropped not to decisively end the war in the Pacific but to warn off Stalin's Russia, still in principle a military ally of the US and Britain. It did not bring a hot war to an abrupt end; instead it set up the terms for a Cold one to begin. Moreover, none of the scientists recruited to build the bomb had any idea that the purpose of the bomb had been secretly changed and that Russian deterrence was its new objective. Fallout vividly reveals the story of the unnecessary building of the atomic bomb, the most destructive weapon in the world, and the long-term consequences that are still playing out to this day."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 423 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Preface
- Cover-up: 'When the righteous sin'
- PART ONE: Incognito: Klaus Fuchs and Niels Bohr. Zigzag
- PART TWO: The overestimate of the Germans. The taste of fear : the menace of fission ; The beginnings of a 'strategic game' ; Struggles over secrecy ; The midwives ; The strategic sabotage of heavy water ; The first glimpses of Germany's nuclear secrets ; The 'crown jewel' of secrets ; Intelligence blackout : the fatal mistake ; Fall out ; 'Hard evidence' of Soviet spying ; The secret agenda of General Groves ; The Bohr scare ; A vital clue vanishes ; 'Don't bother me with your scruples' : the loss of innocence ; The claws of the bear
- PART THREE: Lives in parallel: Niels Bohr and Klaus Fuchs ; The little fox ; Lunch in the Supreme Court ; 'The mission he had been waiting for' ; A president 'eager for help' ; The letter from Moscow ; The Prime Minister's mistake ; The bomb in trouble : mistakes at Los Alamos ; The President's mistake
- PART FOUR: The underestimate of the Russians. Bohr and Stalin ; Fuchs : shining in the shadows
- Isbn
- 9781471164491
- Label
- Fallout : conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb
- Title
- Fallout
- Title remainder
- conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Watson
- Subject
-
- Atomic bomb -- United States -- History
- trueCold War
- trueNuclear arms control
- trueSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1991
- Atomic bomb -- Political aspects
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
- trueSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Atomic bomb -- Soviet Union -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different. [This book] dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the Allied bomb was operational, it was clear that Germany had no atomic weapons of its own and was not likely to. The British knew this, but didn't share their knowledge with the Americans, who in turn deceived the British about the extent to which the Soviets had penetrated their plans to build and deploy the bomb. The dark secret was that the bomb was dropped not to decisively end the war in the Pacific but to warn off Stalin's Russia, still in principle a military ally of the US and Britain. It did not bring a hot war to an abrupt end; instead it set up the terms for a Cold one to begin. Moreover, none of the scientists recruited to build the bomb had any idea that the purpose of the bomb had been secretly changed and that Russian deterrence was its new objective. Fallout vividly reveals the story of the unnecessary building of the atomic bomb, the most destructive weapon in the world, and the long-term consequences that are still playing out to this day."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- NZAUC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Watson, Peter
- Dewey number
- 940.5322
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- World War, 1939-1945
- Atomic bomb
- Atomic bomb
- Atomic bomb
- Nuclear arms control
- Cold War
- United States
- Soviet Union
- United States
- Soviet Union
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Fallout : conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb, Peter Watson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- Cover-up: 'When the righteous sin' -- PART ONE: Incognito: Klaus Fuchs and Niels Bohr. Zigzag -- PART TWO: The overestimate of the Germans. The taste of fear : the menace of fission ; The beginnings of a 'strategic game' ; Struggles over secrecy ; The midwives ; The strategic sabotage of heavy water ; The first glimpses of Germany's nuclear secrets ; The 'crown jewel' of secrets ; Intelligence blackout : the fatal mistake ; Fall out ; 'Hard evidence' of Soviet spying ; The secret agenda of General Groves ; The Bohr scare ; A vital clue vanishes ; 'Don't bother me with your scruples' : the loss of innocence ; The claws of the bear -- PART THREE: Lives in parallel: Niels Bohr and Klaus Fuchs ; The little fox ; Lunch in the Supreme Court ; 'The mission he had been waiting for' ; A president 'eager for help' ; The letter from Moscow ; The Prime Minister's mistake ; The bomb in trouble : mistakes at Los Alamos ; The President's mistake -- PART FOUR: The underestimate of the Russians. Bohr and Stalin ; Fuchs : shining in the shadows
- Control code
- 000065195745
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 423 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781471164491
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1080525778
- Label
- Fallout : conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for the atom bomb, Peter Watson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface -- Cover-up: 'When the righteous sin' -- PART ONE: Incognito: Klaus Fuchs and Niels Bohr. Zigzag -- PART TWO: The overestimate of the Germans. The taste of fear : the menace of fission ; The beginnings of a 'strategic game' ; Struggles over secrecy ; The midwives ; The strategic sabotage of heavy water ; The first glimpses of Germany's nuclear secrets ; The 'crown jewel' of secrets ; Intelligence blackout : the fatal mistake ; Fall out ; 'Hard evidence' of Soviet spying ; The secret agenda of General Groves ; The Bohr scare ; A vital clue vanishes ; 'Don't bother me with your scruples' : the loss of innocence ; The claws of the bear -- PART THREE: Lives in parallel: Niels Bohr and Klaus Fuchs ; The little fox ; Lunch in the Supreme Court ; 'The mission he had been waiting for' ; A president 'eager for help' ; The letter from Moscow ; The Prime Minister's mistake ; The bomb in trouble : mistakes at Los Alamos ; The President's mistake -- PART FOUR: The underestimate of the Russians. Bohr and Stalin ; Fuchs : shining in the shadows
- Control code
- 000065195745
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 423 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781471164491
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1080525778
Subject
- Atomic bomb -- United States -- History
- trueCold War
- trueNuclear arms control
- trueSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1991
- Atomic bomb -- Political aspects
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
- trueSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Atomic bomb -- Soviet Union -- History
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